Overlook Neighborhood Update (Oct. 29)

1) Watch out for trick-or-treaters on Tuesday (Oct. 31)

Ghosts and goblins will take to Overlook’s streets on Tuesday evening. Even if you don’t plan to put out a pumpkin and hand out candy, please be careful when driving. The Oregon Department of Transportation reminds parents that children are twice as likely to be hit and killed by a car on Halloween:

Remind your children to follow the same pedestrian safety rules they use going to and from school, such as only crossing at crosswalks, and looking left-right-left before crossing. Finally, review these safety tips:

And drivers need to remember not to get behind the wheel if they’ve been drinking or enjoying other intoxicants. On Halloween and every day of the year, don’t get behind the wheel if you are even slightly impaired: the consequences could be tragic.

2) Street safety forum has large turnout

The Overlook Neighborhood Association’s Transportation Safety Committee and the Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association are working together to improve safety on local streets.

About 60 people gathered at the Madrona Hill Café last week for a traffic safety community meeting. The event was held to gather feedback about traffic concerns and to build a network of advocates to help fix them.

This remains an ongoing project as we seek to work with the city to make sure that pedestrians and bicyclists can use streets safely and to discourage cut-through traffic. If you are interested in participating in short- or long-term projects on traffic safety, please send an email to info@overlookneighborhood.org.